This article develops the argument that Friedrich Nietzsche influenced several aspects of Freud's later writings by illustrating, in particular, the impact of Nietzsche's On the Genealogy of Morals on Freud's Civilization and its Discontents.

Presents biographic information about Friedrich W. Nietzsche (1844-1900),a German philosopher, his philosophy touches on practically all aspects of human existence but focuses primarily on the problem of human values.

This chapter presents a genealogical study of the self to discover the reasons for the failure of "self" and "self-concept" as an empirical target, taking the point of departure to be current self research. In discussing the evolution of Michel Foucault's historiography, H. Dreyfus and P. Rabin...

Rev. of Canada's King: An Essay in Political Psychology, by Paul Roazen Roazen also makes clear the limitations of his endeavor we cannot diagnose King's disorder, even with a first-hand account of his symptoms from an expert such as Meyer. Nor can we reach any firm conclusions about the c...

Defining disreputable acts and the criminal acts among them is difficult because society is complex and the political and coercive institutions of the state have their own internal complexity and relationship to different aspects of society. This chapter's definition of deviance builds on effor...

Comments on the J. Martin and J. Sugarman (see record 2000-08148-003) argument for a skeptical, middle-ground position that might allow psychologists to resist a forced choice between modernism and postmodernism in their subject matter and understanding. While the current author agrees with many of ...

This paper argues for a social constructionist understanding of psychology, morality and historiography. It also attempts to show that the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche is especially pertinent to, and in some ways an anticipation of, the modern social constructionist movement.

Reviews two books. "Nietzsche's Sister and the Will to Power: A Biography of Elisabeth Forster-Nietzsche," by Carol Diethe; "Heidegger's Roots: Nietzsche, National Socialism and the Greeks," by Charles Bambach.; Reviews two books. "Nietzsche's Sister and the Will to Power: A Biography...